Johnson Creek (Oregon)
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Johnson Creek is a tributary of the Willamette River in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. It passes through four cities (Gresham, Portland, Milwaukie, and Happy Valley) along its 26 mile route.[1] Today nearly 175,000 people live within its 54 sq. mi watershead.[2] It is one of the last free-flowing streams in the Portland area and provides important habitat for Coho and Chinook salmon, steelhead and cutthroat trout.[3]
The Johnson Creek Watershed is composed of Kelley Creek, Crystal Springs, Sunshine Creek, Butler Creek, Veterans Creek, and Badger Creek.
[edit] References
- ^ Meet the Creek. Johnson Creek Watershed Council. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
- ^ Johnson Creek Watershed: A Decade of Change (PDF). Johnson Creek Watershed Council. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
- ^ Johnson Creek Watershed. Portland Bureau of Enviornmental Sciences. Retrieved on March 25, 2007.
